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Lane Community College's Disability Services

Assistive Technology

Computer-related Assistive Technology (AT) is placed in classrooms or computer labs as appropriate in order to create equal access for students with qualifying disabilities. Examples of potential AT legal accommodations include

Large Computer Monitor

Track Ball and other mousing devices

Ergonomic or Mini Keyboard

Specific software, such as

JAWS(voice output system
ViaVoice (voice input systems)
DNS (Dragon Naturally Speaking)
ZOOMTEXT (on screen enlarger)
WYNN (on screen word identification & reader)

Students who want to explore AT options can talk with a DS advisor to determine their eligibility (463-5150 or 463-3079 TTY). Once eligible, students can contact David Peaslee, Lane’s AT Specialist (463-3323), to arrange a brief orientation about specific AT equipment or software.

Disability Services also provides other types of non-computer related assistive technology, including the following:

Assistive Listening Devices (FM systems) for personal amplification needs in class.
Comtek
Williams Sound
TTY / TDD for the deaf: This technology is used for phone communication with a deaf person. TTYs can be found in Disability Services (1/218)

: 1st floor Center building - near ATM machines in the cafeteria; Downtown Center front desk; LCC at Florence front desk; LCC at Cottage Grove front desk; Communication via TTY can also be done through a Telecommunications Relay Service. Dial 7-1-1 on your regular phone (no extra charge). You will be connected to a Communications Assistant, who will relay the conversation in the strictest confidentiality, to the phone number you specify. The Communications Assistant uses a TTY and has been trained to help conversations flow accurately and with ease.

Spell Checker (regular & talking) Small, portable electronic dictionary / spellchecker / thesaurus. Checked-out on a first come, first served basis
Calculator (regular, large key & talking)
Closed Circuit TV (for enlarging & viewing text) This device is used to enlarge print size to about one inch or more. The device can be used with individual pages or books. The printed material is placed under a camera and the enlarged printed copy is transmitted to a small television screen.
Braille computer embosser / printer, and P.I.A.F. (Pictures In A Flash, for tactile printing)
The Reading Edge The Reading Edge is an integrated, stand alone reading machine for blind or visually impaired individuals. Bundled together as a complete solution, BookWise/Reading-Edge scans books and other printed materials, converts the text to synthesized speech, and highlights the text as it is read out loud. BookWise/Reading-Edge is designed for a broad range of print-disabled individuals, including people with dyslexia, learning disabilities, or visual impairments.
AlphaSmart word processor. The AlphaSmart is a portable notetaking keyboard where class notes can be filed and downloaded to one of the computers in Disability Services, printed, or saved onto disk.

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Disability Services : Student Services building (#1), room 218
(541) 463-5150 voice, (541) 463-3079 TTY only, (541) 463-4739 FAX

Direct any questions or comments about Disability Services to: disabilityservices@lanecc.edu
Direct comments about this page, http://www.lanecc.edu/disability/TextOnlyAssistiveTechnology.htm
to : Cathie Reschke reschkec@lanecc.edu or David Peaslee peasleed@lanecc.edu
Revised: 8/30/04(dp)
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